Empowering Future Mothers: A School Intervention Approach to Promote Breastfeeding Awareness among Adolescent Girls in Rural Uttar Pradesh, India by Kritika Tiwari, Priya Arora

“…Materials and methods: This pre–post intervention study was conducted among adolescent girls from 7th to 12th grade at a government girls’ school in rural Uttar Pradesh. …”
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Motivation and identity among European and Brazilian elite student-athletes: a Bayesian multilevel regression and poststratification analysis by Carlos E. Gonçalves, Humberto M. Carvalho, Ana Fernandes, Serge Éloi, Ricardo T. Quinaud, Luis M. Rama, Luis M. Rama

“…The goal of the present study was to use Multilevel Regression with Poststratification to estimate variation between Brazilian and European university student-athletes’ motivation toward sports and academics, and two dimensions of identity, affectivity and social identity.Methods508 student-athletes (311 Brazilian, competing at the national university games; 197 European, competing at the European University Games) participated in the study and answered to two questionnaires used in cross-cultural research: SAMSAQ, for academic and sport motivation, and BIMS, for social identity and emotions.ResultsFor all the variables our estimations showed significant differences between Brazilian and European athletes, with the former expressing higher scores in all dimensions of motivation and identity.DiscussionThe findings suggest that the macro-effect of the organizational and cultural context is the most important source of influence on athletes’ motivation and identity, which appears to be more significant in Brazil. …”
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Leveraging Prior Knowledge in Semi-Supervised Learning for Precise Target Recognition by Guohao Xie, Zhe Chen, Yaan Li, Mingsong Chen, Feng Chen, Yuxin Zhang, Hongyan Jiang, Hongbing Qiu

“…Underwater acoustic target recognition (UATR) is challenged by complex marine noise, scarce labeled data, and inadequate multi-scale feature extraction in conventional methods. This study proposes DART-MT, a semi-supervised framework that integrates a Dual Attention Parallel Residual Network Transformer with a mean teacher paradigm, enhanced by domain-specific prior knowledge. …”
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Visualizing the invisible: inner plexiform layer stratification with conventional spectral-domain optical coherence tomography by Ricardo Luz Leitão Guerra, Luiz Roisman, Jay S. Duker, Giuseppe Querques, Luiz Filipe Adami Lucatto, Emmerson Badaró, Gabriel Castilho S. Barbosa, Eduardo Amorim Novais

“…This study provides the first demonstration that IPL stratification can be visualized using commercially available spectral-domain OCT (SD-OCT) with optimized imaging and grayscale inversion. Methods This retrospective, cross-sectional image analysis study included three healthy individuals who underwent macular OCT imaging. …”
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Cerebral Circulation and Metabolism of Patients with Cerebral Injury by Ekaterina A. Abramova, Oleg V. Voennov, Gennadii A. Boyarinov, Аlexei O. Trofimov

“…The purpose of the study was to asses changes in cerebral macrocirculation and metabolism parameters in patients with concomitant cerebral injury during infusions of ethylmethylhydroxypyridine succinate at a dose of 12.5 to 100 mg/h depending on a source pattern of the cerebral blood flow.Materials and methods. …”
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Gaps in protection to Anopheles exposure in high malaria endemic regencies of Papua Province, Indonesia. by Ismail E Rozi, Lepa Syahrani, Dendi H Permana, Puji B S Asih, Maria E Sumiwi, Neil F Lobo, William A Hawley, Din Syafruddin

“…The present study focuses on identifying gaps in protection against mosquito biting indoors and outdoors that may contribute to the sustained transmission and persistently high endemicity.<h4>Methods</h4>This research was carried out alongside a rapid entomological assessment across 48 villages in all eight regencies over 150 days. …”
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Research on Transimpedance Amplifier based on Inductive Peaking Technology by LI Qian, ZHAO Zhongliang, PANG Junqi, ZHANG Lei, TAN Qiulin

“…In this paper, a wide bandwidth Transimpedance Amplifier (TIA) applied in optical communication system is designed based on a low-cost 130 nm Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) process technology, which can achieve high-speed data transmission at 10 Gbit/s.【Methods】The parasitic capacitance of a photodetector can produce a principal pole in the system transfer function, which can adversely affect the bandwidth and noise performance. …”
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Evaluation of the Palatal Features in Relation to Graft Harvesting in the Saudi Population by Razan Alaqeely, Sumaiah Ajlan, Faisal Alsanqar, Abdulmahsin Alaqil, Abdulaziz Almansour, Mohammad A. Aldosari

“…<i>Background and Objectives:</i> The palate’s morphological characteristics are of great importance, especially in periodontology, where the palatine tissue represents a source of tissue graft for multiple mucogingival surgeries. …”
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Effect of Whole Barley Tolokno on the Quality of Biscuits by Svetlana Yu. Misteneva, Natalia А. Shcherbakova, Nikolay B. Kondrat’ev

“…Whole barley tolokno is a valuable source of soluble dietary fiber β-glucans. As a result, it is often used in fortified bakery products. …”
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A Machine Learning Approach Using Topic Modeling to Identify and Assess Experiences of Patients With Colorectal Cancer: Explorative Study by Kelly Voigt, Yingtao Sun, Ayush Patandin, Johanna Hendriks, Richard Hendrik Goossens, Cornelis Verhoef, Olga Husson, Dirk Grünhagen, Jiwon Jung

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to identify and assess patient experiences on a large scale using a novel machine learning–supported approach, leveraging data from patient forums. MethodsForum posts of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) from the Cancer Survivors Network USA were used as the data source. …”
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Influence of traditionality and modernity on public breastfeeding behaviors: a theory of planned behavior approach by Lin Cheng, Wen-Chi Wu, Yihjin Jin Hu, Chih Chien Cheng

“…Abstract Background Breast milk is widely recognized as the optimal source of infant nutrition, with the World Health Organization recommending exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months. …”
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Effects of simulated litter inputs on plant-microbe carbon pool trade-offs in degraded alpine meadows by Weishan Lin, Kejia De, Xuemei Xiang, Tingxu Feng, Fei Li, Xijie Wei

“…IntroductionLitter, as a major carbon source in alpine meadow ecosystems, seriously affect the variation of plant-microbe carbon pools in alpine meadows. …”
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Effect of gamma irradiation of seeds on the development of <i>Phaseolus vulgaris</i> L. plants by O. A. Kotsyubinskaya, E. V. Bondarenko, N. G. Kazydub, Ya. A. Blinova

“…To study the effect of γ-irradiation of seeds on germination, morphometric parameters and duration of phenophases of Russian bean varieties and to determine the optimal dose of γ-radiation for the radiation mutagenesis protocol.Materials and Methods. …”
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Impact of bonding protocols and physical-mechanical properties of composite on durability and failure rate of fixed orthodontic retainers: a systematic review of laboratory studies by Maciej Jedliński, Marta Mazur, Claudia Salerno, Katarzyna Grocholewicz, Joanna Janiszewska-Olszowska

“…The aim of the systematic review is to evaluate and summarize the available evidence on composite materials used for fixed orthodontic retention bonding, particularly in relation to their shear bond strength, wear resistance, microleakage, and adhesive stability within different bonding protocols. Materials and methods A comprehensive search was conducted across five databases: PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Embase, and EBSCO Dentistry & Oral Sciences Source. …”
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Analysis of Carbon Stock Evolution and Its Vulnerability Characteristics Based on Land Use Change in Guizhou Province by Chen Darong, Zhou Xu, Yang Shengtian, Pei Yu, Hu Yuxue, Hu Feng

“…[Objective] The spatial and temporal distribution pattern and evolution characteristics of ecosystem carbon storage, its response to land use change, and the vulnerability of ecosystem carbon storage service in each county of Guizhou Province were analyzed in order to provide a scientific basis and reference for regional land use management decision-making and to realize the “dual carbon” goal. [Methods] The InVEST model and the potential impact (PI) index were used to analyze the characteristics of carbon stock changes and the vulnerability of ecosystem carbon storage services in Guizhou Province from 2000 to 2020. …”
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HIV susceptibility to second-generation integrase strand transfer inhibitors among people with multidrug resistance: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol by Vincent Kamaël Mekel, Ezechiel Ngoufack Jagni Semengue, Aude Christelle Ka’e, Alex Durand Nka, Collins Ambe Chenwi, Hugues Germain Mimfe’e Mba, Naomi-Karell Etame, Aurelie Minelle Kengni Ngueko, Audrey Rachel Mundo Nayang, Bouba Yagai, Desiré Takou, Maria Mercedes Santoro, Nicaise Ndembi, Vittorio Colizzi, Carla Montesano, Carlo-Federico Perno, Francesca Ceccherini-Silberstein, Joseph Fokam

“…Design: This will be a systematic review and meta-analysis. Methods and analysis: This systematic review will include randomized and non-randomized trials, experimental studies, cohorts, cross-sectional studies, and governmental notices focusing on HIV susceptibility to 2nd-Gen INSTI. …”
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The impact of deregressed foreign breeding values on national beef cattle single-step genomic evaluation by Damilola Adekale, Zengting Liu, Ross Evans, Thierry Pabiou, Reinhard Reents, Dierck Segelke, Jens Tetens

“…A forward validation study with and without integrating foreign data across the three deregression methods showed improvement in reducing dispersion bias, as indicated by the regression coefficient. …”
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Incident HIV during pregnancy and postpartum and risk of mother-to-child HIV transmission: a systematic review and meta-analysis. by Alison L Drake, Anjuli Wagner, Barbra Richardson, Grace John-Stewart

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>We searched PubMed, Embase, and AIDS-related conference abstracts between January 1, 1980, and October 31, 2013, for articles and abstracts describing HIV acquisition during pregnancy/postpartum. …”
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Clinical characteristics and antibiotic sensitivity & resistance analysis of cases of orthopedic infections caused by Aeromonas hydrophila by Yuyang Liu, Peisheng Chen, Fengfei Lin

“…Methods A retrospective investigation was conducted by collecting general patient information, specimen sources, culture results, and antibiotic susceptibility data from 58 cases of Aeromonas hydrophila infections treated at our hospital between November 2020 and April 2024. …”
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Advancements in Ti₃C₂ MXene-Integrated Various Metal Hydrides for Hydrogen Energy Storage: A Review by Adem Sreedhar, Jin-Seo Noh

“…The current world is increasingly focusing on renewable energy sources with strong emphasis on the economically viable use of renewable energy to reduce carbon emissions and safeguard human health. …”
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